---
name: "Paul Capsis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-capsis"
fi1m_id: "paul-capsis"
imdb_id: "nm0135697"
tmdb_id: 75656
wikidata_id: "Q7149711"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-30T22:43:13.090398+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Capsis

## Identity

Paul Capsis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-capsis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-capsis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0135697
- **TMDB ID:** 75656
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7149711
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Capsis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7149711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75656

Actor. Born 1 January 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1964, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Capsis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7149711, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0135697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/75656

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Memoir of a Snail*](https://film.one/film/memoir-of-a-snail.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Paul Capsis is an Australian actor, singer and playwright, best known for his work in cabaret and musical theatre. Born in Sydney in 1964, he has Greek and Maltese heritage and began performing professionally in the late 1980s.

His film roles include Johnny in *Head On* (1998) and the voices of Ian and Narelle in *Memoir of a Snail* (2024). He has also appeared in *True History of the Kelly Gang* (2019) and the television series *Wellmania* (2023). Capsis has released four albums and written or co-written several stage works, including the autobiographical *Angela's Kitchen*.

At the Helpmann Awards he has won five accolades, including for *Boulevard Delirium* (2006) and *Angela's Kitchen* (2012). He has also received a Film Critics Circle of Australia award for his supporting role in *Head On*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Memoir of a Snail* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Ian / Narelle (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/memoir-of-a-snail.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pleasure-Seeking* (2026), as Nurse Benjamin
- *Body Blow* (2025), as Fat Frankie
- *Memoir of a Snail* (2024), as Ian / Narelle (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/memoir-of-a-snail.md)
- *Wellmania* (2023), series, as Rockie
- *Joy Boy* (2020), as Ps. Robert
- *True History of the Kelly Gang* (2019), as Vera Robinson
- *Carlotta* (2014), as Stefan
- *Head On* (1998), as Johnny
- *Let Me Die, Again* (1995), Actor

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